Sibling Summer

July 25, 2008|By METROMIX

Siblings can provide a steady helping of friendship and support, or a bottomless well of annoyance. Love 'em or hate 'em, they're always gonna be there. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly put sibling rivalry back on Hollywood's radar in the new comedy "Step Brothers," opening Friday. What other Hollywood stars should be paired up?

Macaulay Culkin and Ellen DeGeneres

Flick: "The Lick of Destiny"

Plot: A washed up, former child actor (DeGeneres) and her highly-rated talk show host brother (Culkin) hatch a scheme to break into the KISS Memorabilia Museum and steal a replica of Gene Simmons' tongue to pay off gambling debts.

Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg

Flick: "The Boogie Identity"

Plot: When the feuding Diggler brothers reunite at their father's funeral, ex-porn star Dirk (Wahlberg) and amnesia-prone international spy Jason (Damon) -- who only recently learned he's a Diggler and longs to swap careers with his bro -- put their differences aside and set off on an international adventure to rescue a baby panda from North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il's personal menagerie.

Michael Cera and Paul Dano

Flick: "Border Bros"

Plot: Dorky brothers Justin (Paul) and Dustin (Cera) would do anything to get into a fraternity. To prove their commitment, the brothers make a road trip to Tijuana searching for Sigma Chi's missing Jack Johnson-shaped bong. Judd Apatow directs, with a mid-movie cameo from Cheech and Chong as former members of the fraternity hiding from the Feds.

Amy Poehler and Kristen Wiig

Flick: "You, Me and Iowa"

Plot: A Chili's waitress (Wiig) falls in love with a Democratic campaign manager (Luke Wilson) in suburban Iowa. But her Ann Coulter-impersonating sister (Poehler) steps in to get her sis back on the "Right" track. Set to a soundtrack of original songs by Carrie Underwood and indie hits by Death Cab for Cutie.

Kurt Russell and Jeff Bridges

Flick: "The Big Lebowski 2: The Search for Donny's Gold"

Plot: Slacker extraordinaire Jeffrey Lebowski (Bridges) falls into another adventure when his super-stoner brother, Tom (Russell), shows up with a map that might lead to a coffee can of gold left behind by their deceased friend Donny (Steve Buscemi) at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles.